Approve Israel’s Trade Agreement

December 23, 1975

PARIS (Dec. 22)

The Council of Europe, Europe’s Parliament, has approved Israel’s recently concluded trade agreement with the European Economic Community and called for the early conclusion of a financial agreement. The Council, which only has advisory powers, met last Thursday in Strasbourg where Israel was represented by a special Knesset delegation led by former Foreign Minister Abba Eban. The Council adopted a resolution stressing that the agreement passed with Israel is part of an overall policy of closer European links with the Mediterranean basin countries.